Intersection of human and divine, cross-road of love, may we know your presence amidst all we do, and in knowing allow the knowledge to shape our deeds in ways pleasing to you. Help us turn back to the work of healing our families and our land from all that harms, and keep our vision clean and clear on the world of peace you call us to make. May you teach us to tend the sick and give comfort to all who are ill in body, mind or spirit. On this road, may all guests and family be fed, and may all find shelter this night. Together we gather, celebrating your presence in creation around us, in the flowing air, the fertile earth, the open hearts, and creative minds that fill our lives. O Christ, we bow before you in this shelter-house of prayer once more to give you thanks. We offer our gifts as we pray the way Jesus, our brother taught us. Build in us and on us your greater vision, however small or humble our part may be. We pray for healing, and we pray to have wisdom to love and courage to reconceive old ways into new life. We pray comfort for those who are ill and those whose hearts are heavy. We need this for the world, but also for our own divided spirits. Grant that we may be midwives of your coming kin-dom that with sharp minds and open hearts we can subvert all that is harmful and heal all that is broken. We ask for help to discern the gifts we carry and the good ways to offer them.
Hear us, Lord of difference and delight: we labor too much for what satisfies too little. Every effort has been made to give credit to sources of inspiration and other authors, but where inadvertently omitted, we regret the error and hope for grace! Kent Gilbertand are made freely available. Unless otherwise noted, prayers have been written by Rev.
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